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DECISION-MAKING MATRIX FOR THE SELECTION OF MIXTURE IN ORC APPLICATIONCombaluzier, William; Tauveron, Nicolas; Beaughon, Michel; Serafino, AldoORC is an established and affordable technology to convert efficiently low/medium grade thermal energy to power. The choice of the working fluid is critical to the performance of the ORC. The use of zeotropic mixtures as a cycle working fluid could lead to an efficiency enhancement, thanks to the nonisothermal phase change occurring at both the condenser and the evaporator. Therefore, there has been a growing interest for mixtures, which are often studied by the means of optimization algorithms or thermodynamic calculations that lead to interesting results (Bederna et al., 2021, Lecompte et al., 2014). This work proposes an alternative approach. A selection methodology is used to conduct a preliminary screening to optimize the mixture choice in accordance with the targeted objectives. This methodology is applied to study cyclopentane-based mixtures. For this purpose, a large list of criteria is considered to achieve improved safety, maximized performances, ORC using more environmentally friendly fluids and respecting heat exchangers sizing while following specific technical constraints. Among these criteria, the temperature glide should be carefully taken into account: indeed, it is directly linked to the fractionating risk, which must be prevented for the good functioning of the cycle. Performing this study prior to the classical energetic analysis reduces the risk of exploring mixtures of incompatible or irrelevant fluids. This whole analysis yields a decision-making matrix, gathering selection criteria, relevant properties, and cycle performances. By adapting the different threshold of these criteria, this methodology is adaptable to large-scale ORC applications.- ORC technology used in a Heat Removal System for Advanced Nuclear Power PlantsLhermet, Guillaume; Payebien, Benoit; Tauveron, Nicolas; Morin, FranckThis work concerns the design of a specific passive system for an advanced pressurized water reactor (PWR). The system studied is based firstly on passive safety condensers, which are increasingly used in the design of advanced nuclear power plants. These condensers are typically immersed in large water tanks that serve as a heat sink. They are located at a sufficient height to ensure a natural twophase circulation mode. Such a heat removal system can be used for a relatively long period depending on the size of the tank. The present research is based on using a fraction of the energy stored in this volume of boiling water as a heat source for an organic Rankine cycle via an immersed heat exchanger. The electrical energy produced will power various critical components, complementing existing systems. Three unusual issues challenge the use of an ORC in this context: the nature of the hot source (boiling pool water), the low temperature of the hot source (100°C), and the requirement for system reliability and robustness. Apart from these three challenges, the usual constraints associated with ORC systems still exist: maximizing energy performance, using an environmentally friendly fluid and minimizing space requirements. An experimental test bench with a boiling water pool and an ORC with submerged evaporator was built to address the main questions. The first set of results shows the nominal operation of the coupling between the boiling water pool and the ORC when Novec649TM is used as working fluid. The reliability of the system is then studied through the investigation of the immersed evaporator and the implementation of a theoretical model. The theoretical model of the system will be used to scale the system.
